Good evening Nairalanders.

Today is my birthday!

I'm currently in a state of confusion, I'm traumatized.

Kindly ignore my errors and help me, some years back during my first degree admission, my birth certificate was needed to process my admission. But I don't have a birth certificate.

So my uncle went to the customary court to obtain an age declaration to enable me carry out my registration. Unknown to us as family members that there was a mistake in the year of birth, the day and month is correct. Before now I was made to believe my date of birth was 7th of April, 1990. This was the age we all believed and have been using as my official age all this while.

But low and behold, today being my birthday, during a small family get together in my honor. My dad was shocked to here me say I'm 33 years old. he said and I quote "no, no, you are not 33 my son! Who told you that? You are 29 years old. You were born on the 7th of April 1994 and not 1990".

This means I have been parading myself older than I am all this years.

The question and problem now is, can I correct it? Is it possible? How do I go about it constitutionally without it hurting me tomorrow.

Please help and advice me on what to do, I really want my real age 1994, instead of 1990.

I appreciate all your advice.

I think you should correct your username (moniker) first.

Op, you’re funny

Just say you want to reduce your age. Go get a birth certificate and submit it to the school where you did your first degree so it will not affect your transcript. I think WAEC has stopped correcting DoB, so if it’s NECO you’re using, then you’re safe. Also, NIN DoB can be corrected but you have to pay and wait for a really long time

CuteEmma:
Op, you’re funny

Just say you want to reduce your age. Go get a birth certificate and submit it to the school where you did your first degree so it will not affect your transcript. I think WAEC has stopped correcting DoB, so if it’s NECO you’re using, then you’re safe. Also, NIN DoB can be corrected but you have to pay and wait for a really long time

thanks for the advice. Can I still get a birth certificate 29 years after I was born?

Fuckyoumod:
thanks for the advice. Can I still get a birth certificate 29 years after I was born?

Yes, for about 3k, instantly.
If you know the hospital and LGA, fine, if you don’t, they would just ask for your parents names and fill in the rest.

Yes you can. Go to court and do an AFFIDAVIT FOR DATE OF BIRTH. You will explain what you have just explained here, and they will help you. You can go with your dad or any other guardian if you wish as it will make them attend to you with speed.

Fuckyoumod:
thanks for the advice. Can I still get a birth certificate 29 years after I was born?

LilMissFavvy:
Yes you can. Go to court and do an AFFIDAVIT FOR DATE OF BIRTH. You will explain what you have just explained here, and they will help you. You can go with your dad or any other guardian if you wish as it will make them attend to you with speed.

ok thanks

CuteEmma:
Yes, for about 3k, instantly.
If you know the hospital and LGA, fine, if you don’t, they would just ask for your parents names and fill in the rest.

thanks

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LilMissFavvy:
Yes you can. Go to court and do an AFFIDAVIT FOR DATE OF BIRTH. You will explain what you have just explained here, and they will help you. You can go with your dad or any other guardian if you wish as it will make them attend to you with speed.

it doesn't work

engrpaulineyo:
it doesn't work

it doesn't work I tried it before

barryatunde:
it doesn't work I tried it before

contact drPaul to help you as he helped me and other people in correcting their Waec DOB and names change